Cloudbursts, Flash Floods In Himachal, J&K, Ladakh Kill 17
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A series of cloudbursts struck different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killing eight people while 17 went missing.
Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killed at least 17 people, damaged several houses and a mini hydro-power plant while many north Indian states received widespread rainfall on Wednesday. However, rain intensity reduced in western Maharashtra after widespread damage caused by floods even as the death count in the calamity rose to 213. A series of cloudbursts struck different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh killing eight people while 17 went missing. Dacchan and Boujwa areas in Kishtwar, the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, Bandipora in north Kashmir and Kargil in Ladakh was hit by cloudbursts that also damaged dozens of residential houses, many bridges and a mini-hydropower project.More Related News